SSL Certificates for web service providers / web designing / web hosting and IT companies etc.

In the growing and increasing world of electronic commerce, online safety & security is paramount. SSL Certificates creates a secure environment.

November 16, 2007; 09:49 AM

Any customer before buying web hosting would definitely verify the details about the company, so let your potential customers feel safe on your website with SSL certificates.

Why would a website with IT services need SSL?

You should offer a secure interface to transfer the information if you are collecting sensitive information from your visitors, such as personal information or credit card details. Especially SSL plays a very important role in the websites with Member Areas or Control panels of the Domain and hosting customers, as they ask for the sensitive information like passwords and their personal details. If you are a website designing company and asking customers to fill in the form given on your website with his personal data and requirements of the project he will check for SSL before sharing his sensitive information like e-mail ids, phone no. etc. to be protected from hackers and Spam.

• An SSL certificate proves the legitimacy of your business with complete verification of your company credentials.
• SSL makes sure the security of credit card information of your customers.
• Make your Web site a safe place for your visitors and customers.
• Increase customer confidence on your website.
• Secured Socket Layer Boost your Website's credibility and get you more customers for your services like hosting, web designing etc.
• SSL Certificates on your website shows your concern towards your customers’ safety, which builds a positive image and goodwill.


Consequences of not deploying an SSL Certificate on IT Service providers-

Before a customer logs into his control panel and before providing his personal details and passwords, users check the security information of the Website, which can be proved through

ª The padlock symbol at the bottom line of your browser

ª URL address shown at the top will begin with an https://

ª Checking the File and then Properties of your website that will confirm that your browser and the website share the same security attributes.

Protecting your valuable customers’ credit card and personal information is the most essential for any company be it be web designing, domain registration, hosting or an IT company, If you will not value your customer’s security it may result into -

• You will loose a potential customer.
• If the visitors will not find the trust indicators (SSL Certificates), they may loose the whole confidence in your brand, products and services, and this may degrade your goodwill.
• It may decrease your visitor conversion rates and may effect your over all profitability
• You Competitors with SSL on their Website may capture the market.


Which SSL Certificate do you need if you are Web hosts, website designing company or an IT company dealing in It consultancy, Software or Application Development etc.

Websites can secure their visitors and customers online access, passwords, communications, Valuable and highly sensitive information (Credit card details) and maintain their Privacy standards with Premium SSLGenie, a high assurance web server certificate.

Premium SSLGenie is the High Assurance SSL certificates for higher level of security on your website that safeguards your customers sensitive Information.

Features of Premium SSLGenie are –

• Full business validated certificate.
• 99.3 % browser ubiquity/compatibility.
• Warranty upto $1, 00,000.
• Site Seal, from a Global Certification Authority Website identity authentication and instant proof to the customers that your website can be trusted.
• Unlimited Re-issuance policy.
• 1024 bit Industry Standard SSL Certificate.
• SGC - Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) enabled certificates upgrade the encryption capabilities of older browsers from 40-bit encryption into full 128/256 bit encryption ensuring your website protects and is trusted by the highest number of internet users possible.
• FOR MULTIPLE DOMAINS, Wildcard - SSL Encryption on Multiple Sub domains. Wildcard certificates can secure multiple fully qualified domains if they share the same base domain name and reside on the same physical server and share the same second level domain name.